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In his 2008 "A More Perfect Union" speech, presidential candidate Barack Obama declared, "Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now." Then he tried his best to ignore it. At least in public, that is. It says a lot about the trickiness of being the nation's first black or, if you prefer, biracial president that Obama noticeably avoided saying much about race or racism before that speech, which he delivered to calm the furor over his former pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.'s taped "God damn America" remarks. And Obama has avoided addressing the issue ever since. As author and blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates recently...

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In his 2008 "A More Perfect Union" speech, presidential candidate Barack Obama declared, "Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now." Then he tried his best to ignore it.At least in public, that...

South Bend Tribune. March 20, 2015. What's the problem? In his State of the State address in January, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence placed a proposal sure to draw attention in his rundown of priorities and achievements. To the surprise of many, he called for...

Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb says his decision whether to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination will rest on whether he can raise enough money to be viable in running against the heavy favorite. "It's not...

Looking to move past the lingering scrutiny of her email habits as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton kept at work Thursday to build her communications team and campaign operations in early voting states. Clinton is expected to launch her...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton says that if she pursues the presidency again, it will be different this time around. But revelations that she sidestepped the government email system as secretary of state suggest she may have a ways to go to make good on that...

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee pulled the plug on his Fox News Channel talk show on Saturday in order to “gauge support” for a second presidential run.
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Citing his military background and work across the aisle with Republicans, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced he has launched an exploratory committee to consider what would be a long shot quest for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
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WASHINGTON -- Political crystal-ball gazers widely predicting a cakewalk for Hillary Clinton to the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination are not likely to change their minds in light of former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb's decision to form an exploratory...